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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments:
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`The Smiley Company (SPRL) (sbaron@mandellmenkes.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 79073546 - 9243
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`9/17/2014 10:42:25 AM
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`ECOM109@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 79073546
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)M
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`ARK:
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) Steven L. Baron
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) Mandell Menkes LLC
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) Suite 3600
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) One North Franklin St.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) Chicago IL 60606
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`*79073546*
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`(cid:160)G
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK
`INFORMATION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp
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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`APPLICANT: The Smiley Company (SPRL)
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) 9243
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)
`CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) sbaron@mandellmenkes.com
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`SUSPENSION NOTICE: NO RESPONSE NEEDED
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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 9/17/2014
`INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 1015069
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`(cid:160)T
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`he trademark examining attorney is suspending action on the application for the reason(s) stated below.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et
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`seq.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The effective filing date of the pending application(s) identified below precedes the filing date of applicant’s application. (cid:160) If the mark in the
`referenced application(s) registers, applicant’s mark may be refused registration under Section 2(d) because of a likelihood of confusion with
`that registered mark(s). (cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.83; TMEP §§1208 et seq.(cid:160) Therefore, action on this application is suspended until
`the earlier-filed referenced application(s) is either registered or abandoned.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.83(c).(cid:160) A copy of information relevant to this referenced
`application(s) was sent previously.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`- Application Serial No(s). 77347604
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`(cid:160)R
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`EFUSAL(S)/REQUIREMENT(S) CONTINUED AND MAINTAINED: (cid:160) The following refusal(s)/requirement(s) is/are continued and
`maintained:
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`(cid:160)T
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`he USPTO will periodically conduct a status check of the application to determine whether suspension remains appropriate, and the trademark
`examining attorney will issue as needed an inquiry letter to applicant regarding the status of the matter on which suspension is based.(cid:160) TMEP
`§§716.04, 716.05.(cid:160) Applicant will be notified when suspension is no longer appropriate.(cid:160) See TMEP §716.04.
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`(cid:160)N
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`o response to this notice is necessary; however, if applicant wants to respond, applicant should use the “Response to Suspension Inquiry or
`Letter of Suspension” form online at http://teasroa.uspto.gov/rsi/rsi.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/William Rossman/
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`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
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`EXAMINING ATTORNEY
`LAW OFFICE 109
`PHONE: 571-272-9029
`EMAIL: william.rossman@uspto.gov
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: (cid:160) To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official
`notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen. (cid:160) If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact the
`Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or call 1-800-786-9199. (cid:160) For more information on checking
`status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`(cid:160)T
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments:
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`The Smiley Company (SPRL) (sbaron@mandellmenkes.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 79073546 - 9243
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`9/17/2014 10:42:26 AM
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`ECOM109@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED
`ON 9/17/2014 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.79073546
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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`(cid:160)(
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`1)(cid:160) TO READ THE LETTER:(cid:160) Click on this link or go to http://tsdr.uspto.gov/, enter the U.S. application serial number, and click on
`“Documents.”
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`(cid:160)T
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`he Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24
`hours of this e-mail notification.
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`(cid:160)(
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`2)(cid:160) QUESTIONS:(cid:160) For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) For
`technical assistance in accessing or viewing the Office action in the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system, please e-mail
`TSDR@uspto.gov.
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`WARNING
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`(cid:160)P
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`RIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:(cid:160) Private companies not associated with the USPTO are
`using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.(cid:160) These companies often use names that
`closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.(cid:160) Many solicitations require that you pay
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`“fees.” (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Please carefully review all correspondence you receive regarding this application to make sure that you are responding to an official document
`from the USPTO rather than a private company solicitation.(cid:160) All official USPTO correspondence will be mailed only from the “United States
`Patent and Trademark Office” in Alexandria, VA; or sent by e-mail from the domain “@uspto.gov.” (cid:160) For more information on how to handle
`private company solicitations, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
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